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**NITS**

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 10:38

yes i have seen a million threads in the past but have 2 mins before set off for dd.

her school(the reception class, shes in nursery) are having an outbreak of nits..the two clases play together some play times and im sure some have siblings in nursery, so ..am complete novice..if she comes home crawling what it the best thing to use/do.TIASmile

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SecurMummy · 14/06/2006 10:43
  1. Wash with shampoo (preferably a tee tree one)
  2. towel dry carefully and comb through
  3. lather on loads of conditioner (again pref. tea tree if you can get it)
  4. comb through with a specially designed nit comb (available at a pharmacy), keep doing this over and over, lay the hair into sections and comb each one, then section again the other way and do it again. I was told to keep combing for 5 mins after you find teh last nit (IYSWIM)
  5. rinse off conditioner
  6. repeat every two to three days for two weeks from the last time you find anything (ie comb for two weeks plus the lenght if time it takes to get rid of them!)

I think that will do it, IMO is far and away the most reliable method, however there may be other ideas!

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 10:50

thanks for that..thought i was going to have to get some smelly chemical on her hair if she catches them!

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SecurMummy · 14/06/2006 10:53

TBH my understanding is that the chemicals are not all that effective anyway and are not good for the environment.... etc etc

This method does work and although it is a bit time consuming it is much nicer than stinging their eyes and scorching their noses with vile smeely stuff!

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yorkshirelass79 · 14/06/2006 10:55

If she has long enough hair can you tie it back tightly into plaits? She's less likely to get nits if there's no dangly bits of hair IWKWIM. You can also get tea tree leave-in spray conditioner which is supposed to act as a deterrent.

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 12:29

DD has below shoulder lengh hair and never has it down always in bunches with end tucked under so it looks funky/spiky ends or in normal ponytail bunches.
like the idea of putting something on hair now as a deterant..will have a look for that tea tree oil/leave in conditioner.thanksSmile

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controlfreaky · 14/06/2006 12:32

anyone tried new nit product hederin? v easy to use compared to all that combing.... not cheap.

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 12:32

i thought you still had to comb with that one?

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Furball · 14/06/2006 12:44

Nits are on the ITV news after the break apparently they're winning the fight!

mousiemousie · 14/06/2006 12:58

You need to screen her to find the nits as they won't be obvious until she has had them for weeks and been spreading them herself Sad

check out this thread \link{http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=138&threadid=179658#3721956\here}

controlfreaky · 14/06/2006 13:00

no evesmama. you put it on dry hair. no combing. leave overnight. shampo as normal. repeat after 7 days... v easy and appears to work....

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 13:02

ah..thankyiou!

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honeychild · 14/06/2006 17:11

Perhaps not much use for those with girls, but when my dss got nits I shaved their hair off. No hair, no nits. Problem solved Grin.

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 17:11

erm..good solution, but a bit drastic for my ddGrin

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SecondhandRose · 14/06/2006 17:18

Pick em all out monkey style, try to refrain from eating them though.

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EvesMama · 14/06/2006 19:13

LOLGrin..ill do my best..if she does actually get em!

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EvesMama · 15/06/2006 19:30

OMG their taking over!

it was on news here last night(although i heard this second hand as i didnt see it?) that their is a new strain of nits and they are invincable to all normal medications???!!

they have wetsuits and spikes all over with riot shields on thier backs!Wink

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mousiemousie · 15/06/2006 19:31

Avoid the chemicals - none can withstand the bug busting technique!

SecurMummy · 16/06/2006 09:40

It is true - and guess what they have been specially bred by humans!

All those people sloshing chemicals around, eventually you end up breeding a strain that is immune, people were warned years ago but chose to ignore it - well Hah to them i say - my technique works even on their super bugs Grin

mummyno2 · 16/06/2006 16:50

My dsd's had had nits from the age of 2 up until very recently, they are 7 1/2 now. I tried the wet combing technique, but it needs everyone to do it and consistently, but only seeing them at weekends meant that during the week they were at the mercy of their mum. I used to get loads out but there was always one or two awkward buggers that you couldn't get or babies that were too small. Additionally there was half sister at their mums who had them, (although she always denied it), so they would get them off her too. It used to ruin our weekends with them as it was spent combing for hours upon hours. My mum told me about Hedrin and suggested I use it, she'd read about it in the paper. After searching in chemists I found that Boots did it. So one weekend when we had them I smoothered them with it. It really doesn't smell, or itch and it is not that expensive, especially if you are already buying the chemical stuff and tea tree oil. I paid £11 for a big 150 ml bottle and it has covered 8 heads (4 each with shoulder length hair)! dsd2 woke up the next morning with her pillow covered in dead lice. I washed the hair as normal and also gave it a comb through. Next weekend the same although there were no lice on the pillows this time! I managed to comb it through again before they went back to mum's and all I could see was dead stuff. Then it was decided that they would come and live with dp and me. It meant I could check their hair (which I did religiously and for 3 consecutive hair washes)just to make they hadn't come back which they didn't, and all was well for 2 weeks. I hadn't checked for them week, so when I caught them itching again I was Angry. I'd forgotten that they had stayed overnight at mum's and had picked them up from half sister. So we started again with the Hedrin. I also managed to convince their mum to use it too, and reminded her to do it the following week...and touch wood I have not seen them back. Its been two weeks now and I'll probably check them again at the weekend. But fingers are crossed.

bubblerock · 16/06/2006 17:05

You can download a letter \link{http://www.nittygritty.co.uk/ng/index.jsp\here} to get a prescription for a nittygritty comb from your GP - obviously in your childs name as they get free prescriptions. They are apparantly really good, they cost £10+ without prescription.

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